Barry Jenner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 14, 1941
- Died
- August 9, 2016 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Barry Jenner (January 14, 1941 – August 9, 2016) was an American actor best known for his television roles, including Captain Jerry Cooper on Dallas, Admiral William Ross on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Lt. Lieu Murtaugh on Family Matters. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as an only child to a factory worker father and part-time waitress mother, he studied political science and American history at West Chester University before moving to New York City to pursue acting, landing early soap opera parts on Somerset and Another World. Jenner's career spanned guest spots on Knots Landing, films like Looker, Popcorn, and Enough Said, theater productions, and commercials, while he also served 21 years as a reserve officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. He was married to actress Susan Harney from 1980 until their divorce, then to Suzanne Hunt from 2001, with whom he had two sons, Ashley and Christian; he passed away from acute myeloid leukemia.
Known For
Filmography
The Caretaker
Movie · as Rawdilly
Enough Said
Movie · as Crying Guy
Air Rage
Movie · as Pilot
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
TV · 1 ep
JAG
TV · as Norman Delaporte · 1 ep
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Frank Swain · 1 ep
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Admiral Ross · 12 eps
Popcorn
Movie · as Lt. Bradley
Silk Stalkings
TV · 2 eps
Family Matters
TV · as Lt. Lieu Murtaugh · 18 eps
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
Movie · as Ben Zimmerman
The Boost
Movie · as Billy
Good Morning, Miss Bliss
TV · as Brian · 1 ep
Matlock
TV · as Mark Harris, Donald March · 1 ep
Starman
TV · 1 ep
The Hogan Family
TV · 1 ep
Mr. Belvedere
TV · 1 ep
Highway to Heaven
TV · 1 ep
V
TV · as Visitor Bridge Technician · 1 ep
Hunter
TV · as Lieutenant Larson · 2 eps
Trauma Center
TV · 1 ep
Family Ties
TV · as David Campbell · 1 ep
Remington Steele
TV · as Edward Lawton / Eddie Lucas · 1 ep
Fame
TV · 1 ep
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Larry Sanders · 1 ep
Hotel
TV · as Kramer · 1 ep
Fly Away Home
Movie · as Sgt. Downs
Falcon Crest
TV · as Prosecuting Attorney Loomis · 2 eps
Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep
Knots Landing
TV · as Jeff Cunningham · 5 eps
Hart to Hart
TV · 1 ep
Dallas
TV · as Dr. Jerry Kenderson · 5 eps
Another World
TV · 1265 eps